This book examines the nature of community as it currently exists in our increasingly metropolitan society. It tests a century of sociological theory and research with the concentrated study of a small Midwestern community in metropolitan Ohio. The final analysis is a quantitative and qualitative detailing of the community's geographical and social settings, creating a comprehensive picture of community life.

This collection of over 80 papers discusses the development and modifications of the classifications of civilizations, which members of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations have been discussing through the 1970s and '80s. This book is significant because it brings together the thinking of dozens of scholars on the identification of the qualities and behavior of civilizations. Co-published by arrangement with the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations.

This book examines the nature of community as it currently exists in our increasingly metropolitan society. It tests a century of sociological theory and research with the concentrated study of a small Midwestern community in metropolitan Ohio. The final analysis is a quantitative and qualitative detailing of the community's geographical and social settings, creating a comprehensive picture of community life.

This collection of over 80 papers discusses the development and modifications of the classifications of civilizations, which members of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations have been discussing through the 1970s and '80s. This book is significant because it brings together the thinking of dozens of scholars on the identification of the qualities and behavior of civilizations. Co-published by arrangement with the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations.